Japan Flashcards
What are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
The four main islands of Japan
A large group of scattered islands
Archipelago
The clan that rose to power around 250 A.D. and formed strong military states.
Yamato
Part of the Yamato period, named after giant tomb mounds (to show wealth and power)
Kofuns
The mythical ancestor of Japanese emperors.
Jimmu Tenno.
Prince of Japan who developed a constitution that became the basis of the imperial government of Japan.
Prince Shotuko
Means the way of the gods. A religion that is a way of nature worship
Shintoism
Nature spirits or gods of the Shintoism religion
Kami
In 645 a time of political and economic changes in Japan, known as the “Great Change”.
Tanka Reform
The art of fine handwriting. The father of this art form is thought to be Wang Xizhi
Calligraphy
The Japanese governments first permanent capital in 710
Nara
The capital was moved from Nara to _________. Today the city is known as Kyoto.
Heian-kyo.
Group of nobles who live near the emperor to win his favor
Imperial court
Strict set of rules and behavior demanded in life in the imperial court
Etiquette
One of the greatest writers in early japan. Wrote the worlds first true novel.
Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Verse form with 17 syllables and a kigo (a word that hints at the season of the poem)
Haiku
Family whose daughters married the sons of the imperial family. When a child was born the reigning emperor was forced to give up his reign.
Fujiwara
A fujiwara court official who ruled in place of an infant emperor, or due to age or illness
Regent
System of organizing and governing society based on land and service.
Feudalism
Military leader chosen by the emperor and given supreme political power
Shogun
Ranking of feudal society
1-emperor and shogun
2-daimyo
3-samurai
4-peasants
The __________ had no governmental power. The ___________ ruled in the emperors name
Emperor and shogun
Warlords and nobles
Daimyo
Warriors who served the shogun and daimyo
Samurai
Lowest ranking in feudal society
Peasants
Peasant ranking
Farmers then artisans then merchants
In 1192 this leader of the minamoto clan was appointed first shogun for winning the war against the clans
Yoritomo
Warriors mastered in the skills of fighting whose duty it was to protect the daimyo
Samurai
“Divine wind” sent by spirits; ran suicide missions in ww2
Kamikaze
